VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Norton by Symantec  has announced  "One-for-One"  free offer on  Norton Internet Security (NIS)  for end-consumers on purchases made during the period of May 20th – June 30th, 2013. The offer is valid for  Norton Internet Security 1 User Retail  Boxes purchased from traditional IT retailers, online shopping websites and large format retail outlets. As part of this offer, consumers would be able to redeem a 12-month free subscription key of  NIS  on every purchase of one retail box of NIS.  End Customers can visit  www.nortonredemptions.com  to redeem the offer. All requests for redemptions should be submitted before 5th July, 2013. The additional key can be saved for activation a year later on the same machine or the end-user can make use of the key right away by installing and activating the subscription on another machine....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After successfully launching various premium tablets,  Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd have unveiled a  new gaming tablet “XPAD XQ1” Super Tab . The new Simmtronics tablet allows one to play four videos at the same time. The tablet runs on android 4.1 Jelly Bean and is powered by 1.0 Ghz (4 core@1Ghz) processor. It has 10.1-inch IPS RETINA screen with a pixel resolution of 1280x800. With automatic four direction display and 10-point multi-touch feature, user will have a nice gaming experience. It is equipped with  Dual camera and 3.5mm Stereo earphone jack . For a smoother performance, the tablet has 2GB RAM DDR3, 16GB of internal memory and supports up to 32GB of expandable memory. Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics , said, “We are happy to launch one of the most innovative gaming tablets that the Indian market has been aspiring for. I am sure the sleek and sophistically designed 4-in-1 video tab...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has announced that a team of students from India received the $60,000 grand prize at the  Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC 2013)  for its project Solar Conduction Dryer . Shortlisted from more than 2,600 projects ideas that addressed issues impacting more than 110 countries, five finalists convened in Austin this week to compete for the cash prize as part of the  DSIC . The  DSIC  recognizes undergraduate and graduate students from around the world who envision, create and implement social innovation projects that help communities around the world. The winning team comprising two Indian students, Shital Somani and Vaibhav Tidke from Mumbai, was adjudged the grand prize winner for its project  Solar Conduction Dryer . The project aims at addressing the 20- to 30-per cent food spoilage rate for poor rural Indian farmers via cost-effective dehydrators powered by solar con...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dassault Systemes  has announced its intent to acquire  Apriso  for approximately $205 million.  The acquisition of the Long Beach, California-based Apriso enriches the global manufacturing operations management capabilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Apriso expands Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE footprint  across multiple industries, such as consumer goods, packaged goods, high tech, life sciences, transportation & mobility, aerospace & defence and industrial equipment.The solutions are currently used by a variety of customers, including Alstom, British American Tobacco, Bombardier, Cummins, General Motors, Hitachi, Japan Tobacco, L'Occitane, Lockheed Martin, L'Oreal, Philip Morris International, Saint-Gobain, Textron Systems, Trixell, Valeo, and Volvo CE. Apriso will be integrated with and expand Dassault Systemes'  DELMIA application portfolio  and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform's vi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS)  has announced that it had won a 6-year contract from the Department of Posts for an end-to-end IT modernization programme to equip India Post with modern technologies and systems to enable it to serve more services to more customers in an effective manner. The IT modernization project dubbed India Post 2012 will help the Department achieve a wider reach among the Indian population through increased customer interaction channels and through new lines of business. The project will help India Post provide better customer service through IT-enablement of business processes and support functions. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts , said, "India Post has a vision of being a technology-enabled self-reliant market leader and is looking to move from a government service provider to a customer-enabled world-class service provider where the customer will be the focus of...